công lợi

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ləːj˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ləːj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ləːj˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from (public; communal) and (profit; interest).

Noun

công lợi

  1. the public good; the common good; the public interest
    Synonym: công ích

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 功利, composed of (accomplishment) and (profit; interest).

Noun

công lợi

  1. efficacy and interest
  2. utility; material gain
Derived terms